Photographing ability shoulders flagship Nubian Z11miniS Reviews
IT168 evaluation unconsciously, Nubia has been with us through the fourth year, as the market has a distinctive temperament of the mobile phone brand. Compared with other mobile phone brands, Nubia rarely pressurizes and has always been based on the product itself. From the initial advantage of relying on ZTE's technology to form a full-scale network, to insist on the study of mobile photography, and then to the birth of the first domestic "borderless" mobile phone. It can be seen that Nubia insists on its own products and its desire for technology. In the end, such insistence has also succeeded in enabling Nubia to realize product differentiation, which can be said to be of great significance.
On the occasion of Nubia’s four-year anniversary, Nubian officially held the four Nubian Stampede and Autumn New Product Launch Conference on October 17th. As one of the highlights of the conference, Nubian Z11mini S officially met with everyone. Judging from the name, Z11 miniS is part mini series of products, but this release Z11 miniS undoubtedly make people themselves. It adopts a brand-new appearance technology design, with up to 98% of the metal's share, the value of the value is not lost to other mobile phones. The biggest highlight is the adoption of a 23 million-pixel main camera, the new Sony IMX318 sensor, which is the debut of the IMX318 in the country, the actual imaging worth the wait.
　　 We can see from the parameters, compared to Z11mini, Z11 miniS has a more comprehensive upgrade, in the memory part from the previous 3GB+64GB to 4GB+64GB, the processor also upgraded from the original Xiaolong 617 to Xiaolong 625. The biggest bright spot, of course, is the adoption of the new Sony IMX318 sensor. Compared to the previous generation of the Sony IMX298, there has been a major increase in all aspects.
Nubian Z11miniS Review: New Appearance New Process
Compared with the previous generation, the Nubian Z11 miniS uses the all-metal body craftsmanship on the basis of keeping it light and round, and it gives a very good touch just after getting started. The curvature between the frame and the front and rear panel transitions naturally. Although the screen size is 0.2 inches larger, in reality, the hand is not as big and the first impression is good.
Nubian Z11miniS
The Nubian Z11 miniS has a body size of 146.06mm x 72.14mm x 7.6mm and a weight of 158g. This weight is not much different from that of other mobile phones of the same size and can be easily controlled with one hand. But in reality, the author felt a kind of texture and touch that exceeded its similar products, and the extremely high proportion of metal also made the product more refined.
Nubian Z11 miniS
Here we must make special mention of the new metal process. The metal technology used by the Nubian Z11 miniS is the best among the same price phones that the author has touched. CNC integrated back cover, fine sandblasting and anodized, so that new products have excellent texture and feel. But there is one thing that needs to be spit is because the camera is not placed on a line with the fingerprint recognition module, to a certain extent, it destroys the symmetrical beauty of the body.
Nubian Z11 miniS
Camera, Nubian Z11 miniS uses a new Sony IMX318 sensor, the maximum pixel is 23 million, supports three-axis optical image stabilization and a new phase + contrast combo autofocus system, as the first domestic use of this set The project's product, its actual imaging capabilities will be in-depth analysis for everyone in the next article.
Nubian Z11 miniS
Nubian-style red circle design, built-in backlight module, will show the effect of breathing lights when receiving notifications. In addition, there are hidden dots on the left and right sides of the small red circle, and the functions of the menu key and the return key are touched, and can also be freely exchanged in the setting.
Nubian Z11 miniS
　　 The Type-C data interface was selected at the bottom of the fuselage for positive and negative blind insertion, which is convenient and efficient. However, it is noteworthy that although the Type-C interface is used, the Nubian Z11 miniS 's actual transmission rate and charging speed are Did not get promoted. The openings on both sides are only to ensure the overall coordination, only one side is the speaker (right side), the other side is the microphone.
Nubian Z11 miniS
In addition, due to the slight curvature around the back cover, the camera in the upper left corner will have asymmetric protrusions. In daily use, slight carelessness will cause camera wear.
　　 On the whole, in the Nubian Z11 miniS we see that Nubia has matured in terms of product design, and the design style has evolved from the previous generations of Founder and Tough to the mellowness and lightness that are more in line with the public's aesthetic. The exquisite sandblasting and anodizing process, the more R angle of curvature also makes new products more suitable for the user's palm, bringing excellent touch and feel.
Nubian Z11miniS Review: Mature UI 4.0
The Nubian Z11 miniS is equipped with a Nubian UI4.0 version based on Android 6.0. The version number is 1.14 (needless version). From the interface design, Nubian UI4.0's user interface has matured. Many of the "gameplays" that the previous generation possessed have also been inherited and upgraded in UI 4.0. For example, the unique interactive technology FiT was upgraded in the UI4.0 version, and the red envelope assistant, super screenshot, one-handed mode, and intelligent split screen The addition also adds points to the usefulness of the UI.
Flat design style
Nubian began UI3.0 era, Nubia began to use the flat style icon design, and in UI4.0, Nubia redrawn the system icon, so that the overall style is more simple and unified, lock screen pictorial Joining also makes the UI look younger.
Nubian Z11 miniS
Press the small circle button to enter the multi-tasking manager. The running is displayed in the form of a card. The upper stroke can end the task, while the lower one locks the task and prevents it from being cleared by one key. In addition to displaying the notification, the pull-down notification bar may also have data, wifi, and other switch buttons, which are convenient for manipulation, and support pull-down calls for more shortcuts.
Edge gesture FIT2.0:
Newly added border function
As early as the Nubian UI3.0 era, edge gestures became Nubian's iconic operation method. This control method makes full use of the edge of the screen to achieve the purpose of improving the efficiency of use. The new version of FIT Edge Touch 2.0 adds new features such as double-clicking on edges to improve the accuracy of edge touch, making it more convenient and faster to use.
With FIT 2.0, we can quickly operate our mobile phones with different edge gestures. Especially for the business people, the edge touch function can effectively improve the user's efficiency, allowing users to switch between the faster and more accurate. Applications make mobile phones closer to everyday work and life.
Super screenshot:
Very practical super screenshot
Super screenshots are a very practical feature that Nubian UI4.0 has officially launched, providing a variety of screenshots. Users can use this function to conveniently capture the information or location they want on the screen without worrying about intercepting other unrelated information, making the screenshot more clear and clear. This function is called by long pressing the power button and volume button (optional), and has three functions: long screenshot, free screenshot, and screen recording. Among them, "long screenshot" will intercept a long screenshot, more suitable for intercepting longer articles and pictures, "free screenshot" can intercept any part you want to cut.
In addition to screen shots, the "recording" function is also a major highlight of super screenshots. Use the "recording" function to quickly record the desired page or document on the screen, view it later, and record the surrounding sounds so that you do not miss any details.
Red envelope assistant:
Return to the red envelope assistant
The popular red envelope assistant returned on the Nubian Z11 miniS. In the WeChat login status, if there is a red envelope, if the mobile phone is in the state of blanking, a red envelope reminder box with a prompt tone will pop up, and the user only needs to click to open it. If the mobile phone is in the unlocked state, the red envelope will prompt the user with a message at the top of the screen of the mobile phone, and the user will click directly to enter the grab red envelope interface.
In terms of synthesis, starting from Nubian UI4.0, Nubia UI has formed its own unique style, and in terms of functional innovation, functions such as screen splitting, super screenshot, etc. have both personality and practical significance. . Of course, compared with other more mature UIs, Nubia UI still has some functional deficiencies that require Nubia to continue to enrich later.
Nubian Z11minis Review: Hardware Configuration Resolution
The Nubian Z11 miniS is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 eight-core processor. This is Qualcomm's first mid-range product using a 14nm FinFET process. It uses eight A53 cores and eight cores can run at 2.0Ghz. Core . And as the first chip in the Xiaolong 600 series to support 4G+ Netcom, Xiaolong 625 has built-in X9 LTE ​​baseband, supporting 300Mbps download speed and 150MBps upload speed. Compared with other Qualcomm processors, the Snapdragon 625 seeks more balance between user experience and power consumption.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor
On the GPU side, the GPU on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor is Adreno 506, which has the latest UBWC (Universal Bandwidth Compression) technology that can reduce unnecessary power consumption during GPU operations to achieve a higher energy consumption ratio. In principle, UBWC technology can realize the same content in a smaller bandwidth, and the overall amount of operations can be improved. It also helps the GPU achieve the purpose of saving power while obtaining more details of the screen.
Universal performance test:
An bunny rabbit runs
Geekbench running points
From the actual running point of Ann Bunny, the actual performance of Xiaolong 625 is much better than that of the previous generation of Xiaolong 615. Even if it is compared with MediaTek's Halio P10, it is much better. The 62018 score is in the middle of the current mobile phone performance. On the level. In Geekbench's run points, Xiaolong 625 had a single-core score of 836 points, which is not much different from that of P10. The multi-core score is slightly higher than that of Halio P10.
PCmark
In the new PCmark Work Performance 2.0 test, the score of Xiaolong 625 is 4780 points, which is quite obvious compared to the result of only 3,000 points of its own Xiaolong 615 processor. And we can also see from the graph, Xiao Long 625 can fully meet the daily needs of mobile phones, and in nearly 10 minutes of testing, Xiao Long 625 has maintained excellent temperature control capabilities.
Game performance test:
3Dmark theory test
In the 3Dmark game theory test, Xiaolong 625 GPU theoretical results compared with Xiaolong 617 increased by about 15%, 461 scores in the current mobile GPU performance in the mid-range ranks. Of course, the theoretical theory, the actual game experience is the most important, let's look at the actual game in the end.
Game Measurements (Glory of the King)
In the actual game experience, the author did not feel the apparent Kardon appear, whether it is the soldiers or the team battle is very smooth, and the number of frames records shows that the entire game process has maintained a fairly stable number of frames . In other words, the Adreno 506 powered by the Snapdragon 625 is enough to play most online games. Of course, if you want to play a large game, you may need to reduce the picture quality to ensure the overall fluency of the game.
Throughout the experience, Qualcomm Xiaolong 625's performance can fully meet the user's daily use needs, and can play most of the online games. However, the author believes that the biggest highlight of this processor is not the performance, but the excellent energy control and heat control under the 14nm process. After nearly one hour of gaming experience, the Nubian Z11 minis only had a slight fever in the back cover and did not affect their use .
Nubian Z11miniS Review: How is 23 million pixel imaging?
Since the first product released by Nubia, the camera has occupied a very large position in the Nubian mobile phone, and it can even be said that Nubia pioneered the professional photography of mobile phones. The camera that this new product launches is also very eye-catching. It is equipped with a 23-megapixel main camera and uses a Sony IMX318 sensor. The front 13 million pixel camera also uses the Sony IMX258 sensor, in addition to wide-angle, automatic beauty, but also supports auto focus (AF). From the parameter point of view, Nubian Z11miniS should be the most powerful parameter in the current price of the same mobile phone.
Nubian Z11 miniS
Speaking of the Sony IMX318 sensor, I believe that many young partners are relatively unfamiliar with this new sensor, I will give you a brief introduction to the Sony IMX318 sensor. Sony IMX318 introduced a new sensor in February today, which is part of the Sony Exmor RS (stacked CMOS) product line. Compared with other IMX series of photosensitive elements, the Sony IMX318 has also adopted a significant increase in the number of pixels while also adopting A new phase-contrast composite autofocus system with three-axis electronic image stabilization has a more stable image output capability.
IMX318 official parameters
　　 As the Nubian Z11 miniS is the first domestic camera equipped with the product, this proof will be added to the same price segment of the Meizu MX6 for comparison, the latter uses a 13 million-pixel Sony IMX386 sensor lens, is also the same price in the mobile phone camera Ability to get publicly recognized products. Here we take a look at the Z11 miniS with the advantages of the lens parameters can be in many ways with the Meizu MX6 to open the gap.
Analysis of proofs: (The pictures are all compressed)
Nubian Z11 miniS proofs
Meizu MX6 proofs
Comparison of details (left: Z11 miniS; right: Meizu MX6)
In the case of adequate light, the color reproduction capability of the two is quite similar, and the overall brightness of the Meizu MX6 is slightly higher than that of the Z11 miniS. Comparison of the details shows the difference between the two pixels, thanks to high-pixel camera, Nubian Z11miniS after 300% magnification, the picture details is significantly better than the Meizu MX6.
Nubian Z11 miniS proofs
Meizu MX6 proofs
Comparison of details (left: Nubian Z11 miniS; right: Meizu MX6)
In this round of proofs, Nubian Z11 miniS color performance to be more accurate and natural, but Meizu MX6's picture to be more eye-catching. After 300% magnification, the advantages of high pixels are reflected again.
Nubian Z11 miniS proofs
Meizu MX6 proofs
Sample Comparison (Left: Nubian Z11 miniS; Right: Meizu MX6)
In the proofs of the night environment, both have good imaging capabilities, whether it is from the overall picture or the control of light is quite good. However, after zooming in, the Nubian Z11miniS equipped with a higher-pixel camera shows a huge advantage. The noise on the screen is obviously less and the objects must be clearer.
　　 More proofs to enjoy:
Nubian Z11 miniS daytime proofs
Nubian Z11 miniS night proofs
Nubian Z11 miniS macro proofs
Nubian Z11 miniS indoor proofs
Nubian Z11 miniS selfie proofs
　　 As a Nubian advantage project, photographing has long been rooted in Nubian's product gene. This release of the Nubian Z11 miniS uses a camera component unique to the flagship mobile phone, plus Nubian's years of experience in camera functions and algorithms, as well as more interesting and simple NeoVision 6.0 camera system, making new products regardless of hardware performance. Or the software experience has strong competitiveness.
Nubia Z11miniS Review: Summary and Analysis
Nubia's Z11 miniS boasts outstanding design as a heavy new product in the four-year period of Nubia. The performance of the mainstream Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor with a 4GB+64GB storage combination runs smoothly, and the main camera is up to 23 million pixels. To pave the way for excellent photo quality, it can be said that it is a product that is satisfactory in all aspects.
Nubian Z11 miniS evaluation summary
Nubia Z11 miniS Highlights:
23 million pixel main camera
As Nubian has always been a strong point, taking pictures in the Nubian mobile phone inside occupy an important position, the Z11 miniS at this price using Sony IMX318 sensor real number rare. At the same time, the imaging effect brought by this excellent sensor has also greatly improved the ability to photograph new products.
Exquisite design
All-metal integrated body, up to 98% of the metal's share of the Nubian Z11 miniS has a strong metal texture, and delicate sandblasting process, the back of the slight curvature with the front 2.5D glass also let new products show excellent Touch and feel.
Power saving and easy to use Snapdragon 625
Although not the strongest in terms of performance, relying on the 14nm process, the Snapdragon 625 processor brings not only improved performance, the biggest highlight is the extremely high energy consumption ratio, which also ensures that new products are protected. The system runs smoothly and has powerful endurance.
Nubian Z11 miniS is not enough:
Not equipped with fast charge
For a mobile phone priced at 1,499 yuan, the Nubian Z11 miniS is not equipped with a fast charge. The standard 5V2A charger requires more than two hours to fill a 3000mAh battery. It is regrettable.
Nubian Z11miniS
In general, the Nubian Z11miniS continues to improve the capabilities of design and photographing while continuing the outstanding features of its predecessors. This is an important step for Nubia to differentiate itself in the market. While returning to the product itself, although it adopts an all-metal design, its excellent appearance and hand-feeling will allow users to pay for it, and the powerful camera capability is also rare in the same-file products, and even compares the flagship products of certain brands. When it comes to price, as a big new product in cooperation with JD.com, the Nubian Z11miniS, priced at RMB 1499, can be said to be a combination of many highlights, and it will be the next step in Nubian’s impact. Strong market products.